PRESS RELEASE
7 October
GET DANCING OR GET SPOOKED!
EVENTS AT THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS MUSEUM
Dust off your dancing shoes or step into a live action murder mystery – just two more reasons to
visit The Canal & River Trust’s National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port this October.
1940S THEMED WEEKEND
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October
Join us for a fun, free, family-friendly weekend of 1940’s nostalgia. On Saturday 26th and Sunday
27th October you can experience the simple pleasures of those days of austerity with an afternoon
tea dance and beetle drive, from 2-5pm. For those in the mood for something more up tempo, the
museum is hosting an evening Victory Party on Saturday 26th from 7-11pm.
Entertainers include Wingtip Windy, Lilli Moore and GI Jive. 1940s re-enactor groups will also be
attending, including Northern Forties, Cheshire Home Front and UK Home Front.
Tickets are free but are limited to 150 for each event, so please collect your tickets in advance from
the museum reception. 1940’s themed food and games will be available to guests and period
dress is encouraged (please be respectful – allied forces only).
John Inch, general manager of the National Waterways Museum said: “The 1940’s was an
interesting time for Britain’s canals – it was the very end of their role as the hard-working arteries of
the Industrial Revolution. Many of the men who worked on them went to fight in the Second World
War and during that time we can’t forget the work if the Idle Women – the women who volunteered
to work the canal boats during this time. Our Event promises to be entertaining for all the family –
reliving for some and educating for others!”
Canal & River Trust
T 0203 204 4514 E press.office@canalrivertrust.org.uk www.canalrivertrust.org.uk
Patron: H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Canal & River Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales
with company number 7807276 and registered charity number 1146792, registered office address First Floor North, Station House, 500
Elder Gate, Milton Keynes MK9 1BB
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HALLOWEEN MASQUERADE AND MURDER MYSTERY SPECTACULAR
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October
This Halloween, The Boaty Theatre Company return to the museum to deliver an evening of
murder mystery role play - fun for all the family.
Step into a live action murder mystery that will take you across the museum grounds,
exploring every dark corner for clues, interviewing suspects and collecting goodies along
the way.
Tickets are on sale now and are priced at £5 for Adults and £2 for Children. Children must be
accompanied by a responsible Adult. Tickets are available from the museum reception or phone
0151 355 5017. You can book in (via phone) advance and pick tickets up on the night. Due to
high demand, booking in advance is essential. Doors open at 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start
performance on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October 2013.
Theatrical Practitioner and Director, Laura J Harris said: “We've been lucky to enjoy a string of
successes with our indoor and outdoor, site-specific Shakespearean adaptations in recent
months. I say we've been lucky, but in fact everyone has worked incredibly hard and really
deserves the success they created. However, for Halloween we thought we'd leave The Bard
behind and try our hands at bit of Murder Mystery! So far, it's been great fun and I hope that plenty
of people come along and get into the spirit of things on the 30th and 31st! Initially there will be
Music and Party Games and Goodies before the chaos descends so come along and put your
Detective's thinking cap on!"
The Boaty Theatre Company are a community and youth theatre company based at the National
Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port. Established in 2010, they have thrilled and surprised
audiences with their individuality and creativity in adapting and inventing site-specific spectaculars
at the museum.
ENDS
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For further media requests please contact:
Michelle Kozomara, Campaign Manager
t 07917899333 e michelle.kozomara@canalrivertrust.org.uk
Notes to editors:
The Canal & River Trust is the guardian of 2,000 miles of historic waterways across
England and Wales. We are among the largest charities in the UK, maintaining the
nation’s third largest collection of Listed structures, as well as museums, archives,
navigations and hundreds of important wildlife sites.
We believe that our canals and rivers are a national treasure and a local haven for people
and wildlife. It is our job to care for this wonderful legacy – holding it in trust for the nation
in perpetuity and giving people a greater role in the running of their local waterways
www.canalrivertrust.org.uk